Online tracking and browser fingerprinting at MozFest 2017
I’m really happy to announce that my session has been accepted at MozFest 2017! Join me on the last weekend of October in London to discuss and learn about online tracking and see what you can do to protect yourself from it!
Session
Dead Trackers Tell No Tales: Understanding and blocking third-party tracking and browser fingerprinting
Today, the web is evolving at an amazing pace with a richer, more personal and more interactive user experience. Nevertheless, modern browser technologies, which provide the beauty and power of the web, also provide a darker side, a rich ecosystem of exploitable data that can be used to track users on the web.
In this session, participants will learn about third-party tracking and more specifically about browser fingerprinting. What is it? How does it work? What can we do to stop it? What is Mozilla currently cooking inside Firefox to mitigate fingerprinting? All of these questions will be covered and more. Third-party tracking is a reality and it is time to put control back in users' hands.
When
October 29th, 2017 at 11am
Where
Room 213, Level 2
What
I’ll start the session by detailing what is online tracking and how it works with a heavy focus on cookies. Then, I’ll get into what can be installed or configured in your browser to protect your online activities from trackers. I’ll continue by explaining what is browser fingerprinting and how it works. Finally, I’ll finish by explaining the different tools (already included or coming) in Firefox to protect users against online tracking. Questions and discussions will be very welcome during this session so that each participant can get a better understanding of the current online tracking ecosystem.
See you in London!